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The Smith’s Longspur Has One Busy Honeymoon!
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 by eNature
Range of Smith's Longspur; summer red, winter blue
Range of Smith's Longspur; summer red, winter blue

Are you the type that has an insatiable appetite for lusty affairs? 

Do you seek the same qualities in a partner?

Then you’ll probably enjoy the story of the Smith’s Longspur. This bird’s 70’s swinging style is enough to make even Hugh Hefner blush.

Small like a sparrow, the Smith’s Longspur spends its summers in Alaska and Canada and its winters in the Midwest and the South, often congregating in open fields.

In terms of range, then, it’s a lot like some other species. What sets the Smith’s Longspur apart is its astonishing libido.

At the peak of the spring mating season, the typical Smith’s Longspur copulates more than 350 times a week. The females solicit these encounters, and the males cooperate roughly half the time. Otherwise the creatures are resting and refueling.

You can always plan eNature’s Mating Game to find what creature you most resemble in love.

More about the Smith's Longspur »

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WOW…  I bet they get Canadian Viagra at cheap prices.

Posted by tom mengle on 2/14

Jay, is your cousin, Tom Mengle, from Buffalo?

Posted by Jean Willard on 2/14

Greg Wymard


WOW! A Best Friend of mine is an Extremely dedicated and AVID “Birder.” Consequently, he aroused my interest in birding about 15 years ago. I Set out assorted foods each morning, after daybreak, following a pre-dawn, candle-lit “prayer & meditation session” (thanking my Father for a restful nites sleep & for watching over me as I did so.) I have fed them everything from corn kernels to cheerios, sunflower seeds (both grey-striped and black oil) toasted bread, suet cakes, millet, popcorn, hominey grits, etc. It gives me such JOY to watch the call & come to feed. This AM, there were: Cardinals, mourning doves, juncos, chicadees, a white-breasted nuthatch, blue-jays, crows, starlings, AND a Pileated Woodpecker (the LARGEST) looks like “Woody Woddpecker!” I’ll dump out the ice from the night before & give them fresh well water (JUST as important as the feed! ANYWAY…THIS LITTLE Longspur guy is SOME ROMEO, just made for Valentine’s day. Wait til you read “What He’ll do for LOVE!”

Posted by Greg Wymard on 2/14

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